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Re: PREGNANCY: What's next - D&C
From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:27:52 -0600 (CST)
Sara
I always give my patients 3-4 days of methergin, 1 tab 3 x a day. I
can't remember having to repeat a d&c...Dr. von Almen
At Mon, 25 Feb 2008, Sara wrote:
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>I had a d&c on Friday for miscarrying at 13 1/2 weeks. Baby measured 13
>weeks. On Sunday, I started running a fever and had a lot of lower
>abdominal and back pain. I went to the er. They ran a lot of bloodwork
>and sent me for a US. The US came back as my uterus was filled with
>blood and debris or placental fragments. My ob was called and he said
>it was highly unlikely to be placental as he had done a thorough exam on
>Friday under anesthesia when he did the d&c. They said it was most
>likely blood and debris. They put me on .2mg of methergine. Said it
>would be painful like labor. That would get the rest of this out. It
>didn't work. I had pain and cramps but nothing has really come out and
>I am on the 4th dose. I have to call and schedule an appt for tomorrow
>this morning and will be talking with the nurse. But there is NO
>BLEEDING except when I wipe and it is very little. So now what. Will I
>have to take this med again? Will I have to do another d&c? This just
>stinks.
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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
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